Illinois vs Minnesota
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 3 of them and Minnesota on 4, but that tally is not a recommendation: it weighs a difference in class size the same as a difference in house price. Read the rows that matter to you.
MeasureIllinoisMinnesota
Typical home value$295,943$348,778
Home price-to-income3.6×4.0×
Household income$83,211$87,117
Property tax1.88%1.00%
Income tax4.95%9.85%
Sales tax8.98%8.14%
Temperature52°F45.6°F
Population12,710,1585,793,151
Cost of living94.794.6
Bold marks the better figure where a measure has a better direction. Weather, snowfall and rainfall are shown plain, because warmer is not better — it is a preference.